Rory McKay

Rory McKay (born 2 February 1979 in Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union former footballer and now coach who played for Glasgow Warriors. He played at flanker. He played at international level for the Scotland Sevens side.[1]

Rory McKay
Birth nameRory Andrew McKay
Date of birth (1979-02-09) 9 February 1979
Place of birthScotland
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
SchoolRobert Gordon College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)

2001-02
2002-04
2004



2009		 Gordonians RFC
Glasgow Hawks
Aberdeen GSFP RFC
Manly
Venezia
Waterloo
Bedford Blues
Glasgow Hawks		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)

2002-04		 Caledonia Reds
Glasgow Warriors
19
(10)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Scotland U19
Scotland Club XV
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
- Scotland
Teams coached
Years Team
2014- Perthshire RFC

Starting his amateur career at Gordonians RFC, McKay then moved to Glasgow Hawks. In 2002, he left the Hawks to sign for the professional provincial side Glasgow Warriors.[2] While not playing for the provincial side, he played for Aberdeen Grammar.[3]

McKay left Glasgow Warriors in 2004 and pursued a career in rugby in Australia, Italy and England.[4] He played for Manly in Australia; Venezia in Italy; and Waterloo and Bedford Blues in England.[5]

The flanker also represented Scotland in their Club XV side.[6][7][8]

He represented an invitational Caledonia Reds side versus a Co-Optimists side in effort to get the Caledonia Reds side formally re-instated by the SRU in 2014.[9]

He is now a Rugby Development Officer and coach of Perthshire RFC.[10][11]

References
  1. "Rory McKay relishes Scottish club international call-up".
  2. "Three Glasgow Debuts Against Harlequins". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  3. "Lineen upset by Boroughmuir". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  4. Gordon Bannerman (22 August 2014). "Perthshire rugby coach is counting down to new season". dailyrecord. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. "Rory McKay returns to Hawks". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  6. "Four Debutants Selected For Club Xv".
  7. "Scots Denied At The Death".
  8. "Scots' Storming Start Sets Up Win".
  9. "Support Grows for Caley Reds - Glasgow Herald". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  10. Perthshire Advertiser (10 April 2015). "Perthshire Rugby coach Rory McKay looks ahead to next season with confidence". dailyrecord. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  11. "Match Report 9". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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